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Bam Adebayo To Sign With Agent, Stay In Draft

Apr 24, 2017 12:00 PM

Bam Adebayo will sign with an agent and remain in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Adebayo spent one season at Kentucky, averaging 13.0 points, a team-best 8.0 rebounds while also leading Kentucky in blocks per game (1.5).

Adebayo is projected to be selected in the first round.

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Bam Adebayo Declares For Draft, Won't Immediately Hire Agent

Apr 6, 2017 12:38 PM

Edrice "Bam" Adebayo has declared for the 2017 NBA Draft.

Adebayo won't hire an agent in order to leave the possibility of returning to Kentucky available to him.

“I want to be absolutely sure that I’m making the right decision for me and my mom,” Adebayo said in a news release. “I’m looking forward to the process, and I appreciate the support of the coaches, my teammates and the fans. No matter what happens, it’s been an unbelievable ride.”

Adebayo is projected to be selected anywhere between 19th and 30th.

John Calipari scoffed at one point this season how Adebayo was no longer considered a lottery pick in various mock drafts.

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Isaiah Briscoe Declares For NBA Draft, Plans To Hire Agent

Apr 6, 2017 12:33 PM

Isaiah Briscoe has announced he will leave Kentucky to enter the 2017 NBA Draft. Briscoe plans on hiring an agent.

“Thank you Kentucky for an amazing 2 years..With that being said I've decided to enter the 2017 NBA Draft and will be signing with an agent,” Briscoe said in the tweet at @ZayBriscoe.

Briscoe averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in 2016-17.

Briscoe will either be a second round pick or go undrafted.

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Malik Monk Leaves Kentucky For NBA Draft

Apr 4, 2017 11:34 AM

Malik Monk will leave Kentucky to declare for the 2017 NBA Draft.

"After taking some time with my family and reflecting on this season, I have decided to enter my name into the 2017 NBA draft," Monk said. "As a little kid, these are words that I could only dream of saying. For that, I am very grateful and thank God.

"I would like to thank Coach [John Calipari] for helping me evolve my game and become a more complete basketball player. You pushed me all season to be my best and taught me the true meaning of team and sacrifice."

Monk was Player of the Year in the SEC and is expected to be a top-10 pick.

"Malik is a special talent," John Calipari said. "With Malik you're talking about a superior athlete with skills and an ability to score that make him truly unique. What I love about Malik is that, as the season went on, he learned how to help our team win by doing more than just score. He became an efficient player who I believe will make an immediate impact at the next level."

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De'Aaron Fox Leaves Kentucky For NBA Draft

Apr 3, 2017 4:06 PM

De'Aaron Fox has announced he will declare for the 2017 NBA Draft and hire an agent.

Fox will almost certainly be a top-10 pick.

Fox averaged 16.7 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in his lone season at Kentucky.

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